4. Of Mice & Men – When You Can’t Sleep At Night

I grew up listening to metal (still do) and always love when a band put one really stripped down, almost acoustic song on an album. This track blew me away. Shayley Bourget really does have an amazing and unique vocal.

6. Ólafur Arnalds – Lag Fyrir Ömmu

I went to see Ólafur live and for the encore he came out by himself to his piano and starting playing this track. Halfway through the song his string section started playing their part from backstage. It was amazing. This really is a special song.

9. London Grammar – Hey Now (Arty Remix)

10. The Stone Roses – Elephant Stone

I was obsessed with The Stone Roses as teenager. I still think their music is a huge influence on my writing. I could have added any number of Stone Roses tracks to the list, but went for the summer banger that is Elephant Stone.

Jack Casey ‘Progress’ EP’

25-year-old, Dublin-born Jack Casey. productions combine elements of dance and downtempo music with a subtle indie-chill vibe, and always with a focus on melody and soul. “I always try to keep an emotion in my sound,” he says. “But I want to display it in different ways. Be that in something soft and slow paced or something with high energy.” This signature sound is evident throughout his 5 track EP and is meticulously highlighted with the lead single ‘Heartlines’ featuring the mercurial talents of Bristol duo Meadowlark.

Jack details the EP: “When I was writing music my dad would always ask me ‘Are you making progress?’ – Which is where I got both the name and concept from. I like the idea of ‘progress’. Progress is never a finished destination, it’s always about constantly improving, experimenting and exploring new ideas. Which is kinda my philosophy when it comes to music production. My goal for this EP was to put together a collection of tracks that varied in style as I’ve always been a fan of multiple genres.”

Over the few short years that Jack has been producing music as EMBRZ, he’s notched up an impressive tally of achievements, remixing Ellie Goulding’s “How Long Will I Love You” (currently on over 6.6 million plays) in 2013 and then The 1975’s “Settle Down” (currently on 3 million) the following year. Continuing that run, last year Jack turned out a stunning, blissful remix of Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Run Away With Me” – a remix so good her label couldn’t say yes fast enough and which ultimately became the official remix for the track. Since then, he’s been uploading a steady stream of tracks and Hype Machine #1’s, including well-received cuts like “Home”, “Lights” and then “Breathe” last year.

Jack Casey ‘Progress’ EP’ will be available digitally via Ultra Music on 7th July 2017